Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-08
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
TO ABOLISH THE FEE SYSTEM.
Court Officers Salary Bill in the House.

The Senate.
message from the House requesting the return
OF tne washington cable railroad bill was pre-
senteo and ordered to be complied with.
FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CANADA.
MI. ingalls, presented a memorial OF citizens OF
new Lexington, Ohio, asking the initiation OF
negotiations for the acquisition Of Canada Re
IerIe0 10 the committee on foreign relations.
several important House bills were reported
PACK from the committee on military affairs and
placed on the calendar.
SURVEYS OF RAILROAD LANDS
Mr van Wyck offered resolution requesting
the committee on appropriations to have read in
the senate any communication received from the
commissioner of the general land Office showing
tne disposition OF moneys heretofore appropriated
for surveysof the public lands bearing on railroad
lands and On lands in the state of Nevada, refer
req 10 IN the Senate debates last week. After some
row.
PRESERVATION OF OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Mr. Morr1ll introduced joint resolution for the
preservation OF official correspondence, documents
ana Other historical material file in the various
legations and consulateS OF the United states Te-
curing the papers on any subjects that have been
nnauy determined and settled for the period OF one
year to be sent to the State department for filing
and preservation,. He asked that it lie on the
Iapie' ana SAID he would call 1t up hereafter.
PICTURE OF ANDREW JACKSON.
Mr.. Gibson introduced bill for the purchase Of
picture Of Andrew Jackson on trial before Judge
Hall In New Orleans, in 1915. Referred to the
committee on library.
HOUSE BILLS ON THE CALENDAR.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF House bills on the calendar
Tnere were CUP TO p. n.y. % bills passed; among
them one to prohibit any O1icer, agent or servant
OF the government hiretng or contracting out the
labor OF prisoners.
House Of Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Felix Campbell (N. Y.) bill
was passed increasing to 81, 800 the appropria
Brooklyn, N. Y.
SUBSIDIARY SILVER COIN.
Mr.. James New York;, FROM the committee on
coinage, weights and measures reported bill for
the issue OF subsidiary silver coin. House calen-
dar.
SALARIES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.
BY Mr.. Cox North Carolina), from the commit
tee on civil service reform, reported bill fixing
the salaries OF the civil service commissioners at
$1,000 per annum. Committee of the whole.
COMPENSATION OF o. 8. MARsHALs, ATTORNEYS, ETC.
In the morning hour Mr. Hammond GAY on be
half Of the committee on expenditures in the de-
partment OF justice, called up the bill relating to
the compensation Of United States attorneys,
marShalS and commissioners. Ut abOliSheS the fee
system and substitutes the salary system OF COM
Mr. Springer Qn.) in advocating the bill, charac-
teT1Zeu Cue present system as the worst system OF
paying puplic officials that could be devised.
Mr.. SymeS (ColO) thought the bill could not be
properly considered in less than two or three days
Mr.. Hammond favored the measure, while Mr..
Reed (Me.) considered the bill vicious In principle.
Pending action the morning hour expired.
To Repeal Street Railroad Charters.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL INTRODUCED IN THE sENATE
The bill which has been introduced in both
houses of Congress for the repeal of the charters
OF the Washington and Georgetown and the Me-
Columbia states that the growth Of the city Of
Washington has greatly increased the value of the
franchise of these roads; that Congress reserved
the right in granting the charters to amend, alter
or repeal them at any time, and that they have
der the charter, their stock being paid up and at
a high premium. Therefore it provides that the
charter char Of the washington and ICE georgetown Rail-
ter OF the Metropolitan Railroad company, ap-
proved June, 1864, be repealed the repeal to take
effect on and after the 1St OF october, 1887. 1t
provides that the Commissioners shall then sell to
the highest bidder, after advertising in papers in
washington, Bal Baltimore, New v. York Philadelphia
for terms Of thirty years, beginning On the 1st
the washington and Georgetown and and the the
Metropolitan railroad companies, and the
route proposed for the cable railroad now au-
charters are to be granted with the Same priv
leges, responsibilities and obligations included
unuer Une present charters OF tle washington and
stock of each Of these corporations is not to be
less than 100000 nor more than s., 600, ,OOO
divided into shares OF 500 each to be considered
as personal property. The corporations are to be
required to make detailed reports Congress each
year OF the state OF their books The highest bid
derS Tor the charters are required to deposit q
Sufficient bond with the Commissioners within
thirty days after the charters have been awarded
pay or tender to the stockholders of the present
companies full and fair compensation for their
capital stock. In case of a disagreement as TO
what this capital stock is worth, the COmmis-
sioners are empowered to get all the information
bearing on this subject to be obtained from the
BOOKS KS Of the OLD companies, the case thus to be
settled by the Supreme Court Of the District in
General Term. II is provided further that no
future charter shall be granted without being sold
to the highest bidder. q
The District i'm Congress.
THE CABLE RAILWAY BILL
In the Senate to-day a resolution, adopted by
the House yesterday, requesting the Senate to re-
turn to the House H. r. bill 1916 to incorporate
the Washington Cable railway company was read,
and 1t was ordered that the request be complied
with MeSSlS. Mitchell, of PENNSYLVANIA, and
Palmer presented in the Senate to-day petitions
lor the passage OF the cable railway bill AS that
were ordered to lie on the table.
TEN DOLLARS DAY FOR LIBRARY SITE JURORS
Secretary Lamar has sent a communication to
the House strongly recommending that the
jurors who condemned the library site be allowed
compensation at the rate OF $40 per day. This
would make the total due both juries s., 14O.
ASKING FOR LARGER APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL
BUILDINGS.
Messrs. Simon Wolf, NJ. G. Emery, N. D. Larner,
Gen Hovey and several others appeared before
the senate appropriations committee this morn
Ing and asked for an increased appropriation In
Tue DStrict bill for public school buildings in the
second District They explained The need OF ad-
9iIlonal accommodation for public schools. but
did not indicate any fixed sum. They maintained
amount allowed
sufficient.
APPROPRIATION FOR AN 1CE-BOAT IN THE POTOMAC.
In the Senate to-day Mr. GOrman from the com.